The WCM delegate in the Synod procession.
Stanislao Calati was born into a Catholic family and grew up in Como
and in the Po Valley around Vercelli. After losing his faith, he even em-
braced anarchism. He returned, however, to Bible studies and became
a lay preacher; being a teacher and having a family, it took him a while
to finish his studies in Theology and now he is about to start a PhD
alongside being a Pastor. ‘For me neither age nor sex should be a bar
to preaching the Word’.
Neapolitan Francesco Marfè discovered Protestantism through his
studies in a Catholic Seminary, and he was brought to Protestantism
by a Lutheran woman Pastor in Naples. His Pentecostal uncle was also
influential in his formative years. He likes the Reformed idea of the
Pastor as the minister of the Word. What he promises to be is a servant
of the Word.
Stefano Giannatempo was born in Turin, where he was attracted by his
experience of the Waldensian Church there. He did his year abroad at
Princeton University. His three main passions are working with young
people, liturgy and ecumenism. He loves the concept underlined by
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